3,000 guests at first Intersolar India

Intersolar India took place in Hyderabad in the state of Andhra Pradesh from 9th to 11th November. The fair was jointly organized by the companies Solar Promotion International GmbH and Freiburg Management und Marketing International GmbH (FMMI).

According to the trade fair companies, 645 participants and 45 speakers attended the conference. The trade fair had 70 exhibitors and 2,500 visitors. The organizers have announced that they will expand the fair considerably from 2010 onwards.

The conference focussed on the development of the Indian photovoltaics market. Experts estimate that about a third of the Indian population – more than 450 million people – currently live with no electricity. Photovoltaics is considered a key technology for improving electricity supply to the people.

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has secured a new order in India from ReNew Power, India’s largest renewable energy Independent Power Producer (IPP). The scope includes the supply of 270 units of the SG 2.1-122 wind turbines, with a total capacity of 567 MW, to two wind power facilities.

Many governments around the world are pushing for more renewable energy, a big percentage coming from solar. Taiwan manufacturers are seizing every opportunity to introduce high-quality and innovative products. Intersolar is the leading solar exhibition and will be held this year in Munich, Germany from May 15-17, 2019. Taiwan Solar Pavilion will be comprised of 13 Taiwanese companies that offer a one-stop total solution to solar needs.

In the first half of 2019, solar, wind and other renewable sources accounted for 44 percent of the electricity consumed in Germany, marking a record high. Preliminary calculations by the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and the German Federal Association of Energy and Water Management (BDEW) yielded this figure. Renewables had accounted for 39 percent of electricity consumption in the first half of 2018.